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> Decentralized in terms of many companies making up the internet Not companies, the protocols are decentralized and at some point it was mostly non-companies.
by lentil_soup 1y ago
> Decentralized in terms of many companies making up the internet
Not companies, the protocols are decentralized and at some point it was mostly non-companies. Anyone can hook up a computer and start serving requests which was/is a radical concept, we've lost a lot, unfortunately
- hvb2 1y agoNo we've not lost that at all. Nobody prevents you from doing that. We have put more and more services on fewer and fewer vendors. But that's the consolidation and cost point.
- IlikeKitties 1y ago> No we've not lost that at all. Nobody prevents you from doing that. May I introduce you to our Lord and Slavemaster CGNAT?
- yupyupyups 1y agoThat depends on who your ISP is.
- otterley 1y agoThere’s more than one way to get a server on the Internet. You can pay a local data center to put your machine in one of their racks.
- tcfhgj 1y agomay I introduce you to ipv6?
- IlikeKitties 1y agoTry hosting an E-Mail Server behind CGNat and send an E-Mail to...anyone really.
- tcfhgj 1y agomy e-mail provider supports IPv6, but I prefer Matrix anyways (encryption)